Refrigerator for meat-wagons



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H. J. KELLEY.

REFRIGERATOR FUR MEAT WAGONS.

(Application fllad Aug. 19, 1897.)

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(No Model.)

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No. 6||,49l. I Patented Sept. 27,1898.

. H. J. KELLEY.

REFRIGERATOR FOR MEAT WAGONS.

(Ap lication filgd Au 19 7.)

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' and effectual in the performance of all its HENRY J.-KELLEY, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFRIGERATOR, FOR M EAT-WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lett rs Patent No. 611,491, dated September 27, 1898.

Application filed August 19, 1897. Serial No. 648,752. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Carnegie, in the county of Alle-j gheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators for Meat-Wagons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in refrigerators for meat-wagons and might be considered in connection with an application for a similar patent filed by me April 6, 1896, Serial No. 586,500.

The invention has for its object to provide a refrigerator which may be placed in posi-- A further object is to so arrange the refrigerator that the customers may be permitted to inspect all the contents of the coolingboxes from their position at the rear of the wagon.

The invention further aims to provide special compartments, being adapted to be used for special orders, which are thus not exposed to the outside air through the opening of the doors of the cooler.

A still further object is to construct a refrigerator as described that will be extremely,

simple in its construction, strong, durable,

functions.

With the above and other objects in view similar parts throughout the several views,

in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectional view of the body of the wagon and of my improved refrigerator therefor. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the refrigerator. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line X m of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, a. a repre sent the two cooling-boxes, which are at each side of the refrigerator and extend upward a considerable distance above the ice-chests, so as to form a passage-way between the two boxes, and have arranged therein the hooks Z), upon'which to hang the meat, said hooks being securely fastened on the cross-piece c, or they may be attached to the side walls at or arranged thereon in any other suitable manner. The central box'c, formed by extending the cooler-boxes a above the same at the sides, is provided with doors f, preferably arranged at a slight incline, as shown, and, if desired, may be provided with glass windows, so as to expose the contents to view without opening the doors. 1

The screen g at the forward end of the box is provided with apertures h and permits the gradual admission of cool air to the compartment without exposing the contents of said compartment to the sudden entrance of outside air when the doors of the cooling- '0 secured to the frame of door and engaging :in staples (U in the sides of the boxes.

The ordinary swinging end-gate c and our- 1 tain c are employed for. closing the rear of the wagon.

It will be observed that when theice is IOO may be readily reached by the driver from his position on the seat, and the opening of the door a to remove the meat will not affect the compartment 70, as the outside air will not be permitted to come in contact with the contents of the same. The floor 70 may extend solid the entire width of the refrigerator and the outer walls cut so as to form one wall of the cooler-box and one Wall of the special compartment, as is fully illustrated in Fig. 2.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the central box or compartment having a top or cover, of side compartments or cooling-boxes rising above the top of the central compartment and provided with doors in their inner walls, an icecompartment at the rear end of each coolingboX, a provision-compartment in front of the cooling-boxes, and separated from the latter by a screen, whereby the cold air from the cooling-boxes will freely pass to the special compartment, but the contents of the latter will not be exposed to the outer air by the opening of the doors of the cooling-boxes; and a cover for said special compartment constituting the seat of the wagon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. M. WILSON, GEO. B. PARKER. 

